Female Night Support Worker

Voyage Care; Taunton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Taunton is seeking a passionate Female Night Support Worker to enhance the lives of residents. You will assist with bedtime routines and provide support during the night. Previous experience is not necessary, just a caring attitude and the desire to make a difference. This role offers competitive pay and diverse benefits including enhanced pay for evenings and weekends.

Benefits

Enhanced evening and weekend pay

Premium overtime rates

Wagestream for pay flexibility

Access to discounts via Blue Light Card

24/7 doctor line

Enhanced retirement leave

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Full UK driving license preferred.
• Experience with Positive Behaviour Support plans.
• Ability to support individuals with mental health conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with bedtime routines and personal care.
• Complete regular checks throughout the night.
• Engage and support residents to enhance their quality of life.

Skills

Caring attitude

Flexibility

Resilience

Job description

Overview

Female Night Support Worker Taunton - £12.68 ph plus night enhancement

Typical Shifts are: 20:30 - 08:00 working 3 shifts a week including alternate weekends

Benefits

• Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
• Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
• Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
• 24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
• Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
• Enhanced retirement leave
• Long service awards

Role and Responsibilities

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a Support Worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

Our 11 bed residential service on the outskirts of Taunton has a calm and fun feel about it. With a welcoming and friendly environment, you can be sure that no two days will be the same! As a Night Support Worker, you’ll be enhancing the lives of people we support by assisting with bedtime routines, including personal care and completing regular checks throughout the night. You will also be expected to complete light domestic duties in any spare time.

Qualifications and Attributes

• Ideally hold a full UK driving license
• Be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach
• Experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice
• Experience working with individuals requiring enhanced support, including behaviours of distress, mental health conditions, autism and people who have experienced trauma

Why choose us?

You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude.

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

Application and Checks

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010